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TruthOrFiction.com

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Nov 16, 2025
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William T. Kelley; Donald Trump was the dumbest goddamn student I ever had.

The widely circulated line “Donald Trump was the dumbest goddamn student I ever had” is attributed to late Wharton professor William T. Kelley by his friend Frank DiPrima and appears in numerous secon...

Nov 16, 2025
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did william t kelley call Trump his dumbest student

Multiple contemporary accounts trace the remark “Donald Trump was the dumbest goddamn student I ever had” to a close friend’s recollection of late Wharton marketing professor William T. Kelley, as rep...

Nov 15, 2025
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Wharton Professor Called Trump Dumbest Student

Multiple long-standing accounts say Wharton marketing professor William T. Kelley told his friend Frank DiPrima that “Donald Trump was the dumbest goddamn student I ever had,” a line carried in outlet...

Jan 12, 2026

Did Donald Trump ever publicly call a student 'the dumbest' and in what context?

There is no credible reporting showing that Donald Trump publicly called a student "the dumbest"; instead the widely circulated phrase in media and social posts—“Donald Trump was the dumbest goddamn s...

Jan 14, 2026

Have historians or biographers disputed Mary Anne MacLeod Trump’s immigration status?

Scholars, mainstream biographers and multiple fact‑check organizations have not produced credible evidence that Mary Anne MacLeod Trump ever lived in the United States as an undocumented immigrant; ma...

Nov 29, 2025

Is Dr. Ben Carson currently licensed to practice medicine and where?

Public reporting in the provided sources shows Ben Carson is a retired neurosurgeon who held academic and government posts, and there is no credible evidence in these documents that any state medical ...

Nov 15, 2025

did william t kelly insult trump

Multiple posthumous accounts attribute a blunt insult—“Donald Trump was the dumbest goddamn student I ever had”—to former Wharton professor William T. Kelley; that formulation appears in long-running ...